Johnny B Goode Jr's Influence On Popular Music

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1.Chuck Berry’s song, Johnny B. Goode, hit all audiences, especially teenagers because it aims to teenagers with missing his teenage. His developing rhythm and blues influenced on following rock. He changed, "That little colored boy can play," to "That little country boy could play." People realized that he is delicate because he tried to make lyrics clear for listeners. He influenced on popular singers: The Beatles and Bob Dylan.
2.Elvis Presley’s song with the sun records with guitar sounds and without drum and other instruments. It makes warm reverberation and rhythmical sounds. The Sun records stimulated him to make a style called rockability. With RCA he was popularized internationally with having labels and much money. “Heartbreak Hotel”

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